JACK SMITH, 42, A DISABLED MINER IN RHODELL, WEST VIRGINIA, IS WHEELED DOWN THE STREET BY HIS DAUGHTER, DONNA, 16, TO THE BEER JOINT HE OPERATES. HE HAD WORKED IN THE MINES FOR ONE YEAR WHEN HIS LEGS WERE CRUSHED IN A ROOF CAVERN, BUT IT WAS 18 YEARS BEFORE HE RECEIVED WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FOR THE ACCIDENT. UNDER HIS ARM IS THE CASH BOX HE USES AT THE TAVERN. SMITH IS ACTIVE IN THE UNION AND HAS MANNED THE PICKET LINES IN HIS WHEELCHAIR IN THE PAST

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